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    In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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    Terms & Conditions
    Terms & Conditions
    It would take 76 work days (8 hours a day) for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.
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    The people most often killed in robberies are the robbers.
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    In Japan, gambling is illegal. However, they circumvent the law by giving out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
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    Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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    Roman Farting Edict
    Roman Farting Edict
    After hearing of a man who almost died from holding in farts whilst dining, Emperor Claudius is said to have proclaimed an edict that allowed Romans to fart at the dinner table.
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    Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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    In 1770, the British Parliament passed a law condemning lipstick, stating that “women found guilty of seducing men into matrimony by a cosmetic means could be tried for witchcraft.”
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